Exploring six core research areas at the frontier of digital assets
Forward-looking perspectives providing solid research support for Taiwan's digital asset development
In-depth analysis of stablecoin regulatory frameworks across major economies including the US, EU MiCA, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Research on TWD stablecoin issuance mechanisms, reserve asset management, redemption rights protection, and impact assessment on existing financial systems.
Tracking the legislative progress of Taiwan's Virtual Asset Service Act, analyzing differences across draft versions and industry impact. Comparative study of VASP regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, providing a reference blueprint for Taiwan's regulatory framework.
With global RWA market DAV reaching $26.63B and institutional products like BlackRock BUIDL ($1.8B) and Franklin Templeton BENJI ($800M) leading market growth. Research covers ERC-3643/T-REX compliant token standards, Canton Network cross-chain interoperability, Compliance-by-Design principles, Digital Twin models, and Taiwan FSC's RWA working group with TDCC and 6 financial institutions' POC pilot progress.
Research on AI agent (Agentic AI) applications and trends in financial payment scenarios, including autonomous trading agents, intelligent payment routing, and AI-driven risk assessment and fraud detection. Exploring integration architectures of AI agents with blockchain and smart contracts, as well as innovative applications and regulatory challenges in cross-border payments, micropayments, and subscription economies.
Researching how RegTech enables financial institutions and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to achieve efficient compliance. Exploring Compliance-by-Design principles versus traditional post-hoc compliance models, and design principles for smart contract-level compliance mechanisms. Covering KYC/AML automation workflows, on-chain transaction monitoring and suspicious activity detection, risk early-warning system architectures, and Real-time Asset Assurance frameworks — providing strategic guidance for industry adoption of compliance technology.
Research on international cybersecurity standards and trust frameworks for blockchain and digital assets, including the Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS / C4), IEEE Blockchain Standard series, EEA EthTrust Security Levels for Ethereum smart contract security, and ISO/TC 307 blockchain and distributed ledger technology standards. Exploring how to adopt international security standards in Taiwan's digital asset industry to build trustworthy digital finance infrastructure.
Systematically comparing digital asset regulations across jurisdictions, extracting best practices as reference for Taiwan's legislation.
Combining market data with industry surveys to evaluate policy feasibility and impact on an evidence-based foundation.
In-depth interviews with policymakers, industry leaders, and academic experts to synthesize diverse perspectives into policy recommendations.
Monitoring global digital asset regulatory developments to provide international perspectives for Taiwan's policy
GENIUS Act (stablecoins), CLARITY Act (digital asset classification), SEC / CFTC regulatory framework, DTCC digital securities
MiCA Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act, ESMA guidelines
MAS Payment Services Act, Project Guardian tokenization initiative
SFC virtual asset trading platform licensing, tokenized securities regulatory framework
Financial Stability Board
Bank for International Settlements / Basel Committee
International Organization of Securities Commissions
Financial Action Task Force
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